Gullhögskolan

Compulsory school — Year 7–9 in Vårgårda , Västra Götalands län

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This affects

  • Cost per student
  • Permanently employed teachers
  • Number of pupils
  • Costs are affected by accounting practices, rent levels, and service mix, and should mainly be compared across similar school types.
  • This staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.
  • Pupil counts may be privacy-suppressed for small units and are not always updated on the same cadence as other indicators.

Other values here do not have this specific note.

Gullhögskolan is a compulsory school in Vårgårda, Västra Götalands län. The school has 440 pupils and 10.1 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 202.2 points. 63.1% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Vårgårda kommun.

Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data. For the full Swedish profile with surveys, trend charts and extended commentary, you can also open the Swedish school page.

Warning signals

Objective assessment based on statistics — not a quality stamp. Glossary.

Notable concerns
SALSA underperformance -20.0

Merit value is 20 points lower than expected given pupil composition (SALSA score: -20.0).

High absence 105467%

105467% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.

Below average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
202.2
National: 227.2 Municipality: 202.2
Pupils/teacher
10.1
National: 12.1 Municipality: 12.7
Qualified teachers
63.1%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 56.1%
Eligible for upper secondary
78.2%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Vårgårda

Municipality-level data on student health and support resources. Source: Kolada and the Schools Inspectorate.

Student health, compulsory school
4,060 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
48.8%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
47.1%
Support from student health (staff)
67.8%
Preventive work (staff)
61.1%

View all key figures for Vårgårda · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Vårgårda

Municipality-level key figures for after-school care (fritidshem) in Vårgårda. The data covers the entire municipality and may differ from this specific unit.

Children per FTE
23.8 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
33.9% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
49,331 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
62.2% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
753

View all key figures for Vårgårda · Source: Kolada

Staff & stability

Staff stability and qualification data, shown first at school level and then at municipality level.

This school

Indicator based on the share of permanently employed, senior and qualified teachers. The school has moderate staff stability.

Medium
Permanently employed
83.8%
Senior teachers
10%
Qualified teachers
63.1%

Teacher turnover: 12.1% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 56.1% (national: 73%).

A high share of permanently employed and qualified teachers indicates a more stable staff situation. Source: Skolverket Statistical Database.

Municipality

How stable the teaching workforce is in the municipality, measured as the trend in the share of qualified teachers over time. Municipality-level data from Kolada. School-specific trend is shown above under This school.

Qualified teachers — Vårgårda (2024)
64.9% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↓ -3.8 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Vårgårda
12.1 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Vårgårda (%)

2020: 68.7% 2024: 64.9%

All staff data for Vårgårda

Merit value vs. expected (SALSAStatistical model adjusting results for student demographics)

SALSA compares the school's actual merit value with a modelled value based on pupil composition. School year 2024/25.

202 Actual merit value
222 Modelled value
-20.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Vårgårda): -20.0

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.7 points (440 pupils)
Large school — the SALSA score is statistically stable.

SALSA measures relative performance — not absolute school quality. The model explains approx. 53% of variation; the rest depends on factors like leadership, teaching, resources and pupil selection not captured by the model.

Background variables in the model
Parents' education level
2.3 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
2%
Share of boys
49.0%
Pass in all subjects
56% (model: 68%, score: -13)

Positive SALSA score = higher results than expected given pupil composition. Source: SIRIS/Skolverket. Read more about SALSA.

Schools with similar pupil composition

Schools with similar SALSA background variables (parents' education, recently immigrated, gender). Shows how Gullhögskolan performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

-20.0 Performs below expectations

Better SALSA score than 3 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -8.4

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Gullhögskolan Vårgårda 202 -20.0 63.1%
Karlsängskolan Nora 212 -9.0 70.7%
Morö backe skola Skellefteå 211 -15.0 74.6%
Södervärnsskolan Gotland 206 -15.0 77.3%
Hagaskolan Dals-Ed 226 +1.0 78.4%
Örsundsbroskolan Enköping 204 -22.0 84%
Västerängsskolan Håbo 215 -6.0 70.3%
Kinnarpsskolan 7-9 Falköping 215 -12.0 55.8%
Anundsjöskolan Örnsköldsvik 202 -21.0 77.6%
Österledskolan 7-9 Halmstad 199 -23.0 63.2%
Vimarskolan 7-9 Vimmerby 214 -7.0 51.7%
Kärraskolan F-9 Göteborg 230 +3.0 89.8%
Dammfriskolan Malmö 222 -2.0 74.4%
Noretskolan 7-9 Mora 215 -11.0 58.9%
Furulundsskolan 4-9 225 +3.0
Tågaborgsskolan Helsingborg 233 +10.0 68.5%

SALSA score = actual merit value minus SALSA model's expected value. Positive (green) = better than expected. Source: SIRIS/Skolverket. School year 2024/25.

Statistics

Number of pupils
440 Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsNumber of pupilsPupil counts may be privacy-suppressed for small units and are not always updated on the same cadence as other indicators.Read more about the method →
Pupils per teacher
10.1
Qualified teachers
63.1%
Merit value yr 9
202.2
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
78.2%
NP Swedish yr 9
10.7%
NP English yr 9
15.4%
NP Mathematics yr 9
10.3%
School library
No

Quality dataQuality and finance (Skolverket Statistical Database)

Costs, personnel data and school survey results from Skolverket's quality system.

Costs per pupil

Total cost
140,500 SEK Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsCost per studentCosts are affected by accounting practices, rent levels, and service mix, and should mainly be compared across similar school types.Read more about the method →
Teaching
75,100 SEK
Facilities
21,500 SEK
Meals
10,100 SEK
Learning materials
4,400 SEK
Student health
4,060 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
17.5%
Permanently employed
83.8% Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsPermanently employed teachersThis staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.Read more about the method →
Senior teachers
10%
Teacher turnover
12.1%
Pupils per counsellor
1418

Absence

High unauthorised absence (>20%)
105467% of pupils
High total absence (>20%)
197194% of pupils

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
19.8%
Gender
49.0% boys, 51.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
2% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
56%

Safety in the municipality

Reported crimes at municipality level — not school-specific. Source: Kolada.

Reported crimes (total)
7,800 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
673 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
168 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
553 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
84179524
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
7–9
Municipality
Vårgårda
County
Västra Götalands län
School provider
Vårgårda kommun
Organisation number
2120001454
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Camilla Haglund

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Addresses

Postal address

44780 VÅRGÅRDA

Inspection and review

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Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data.
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